Introduction to social psychology

Question 1

Social psychology

Answer 1

the scientific study of how people’s thoughts, feelings and behaviours are influenced by the actual, imagined presence of others

Question 2

correlation

Answer 2

tests if two variables are related.

Question 3

positive correlation

Answer 3

as one variable goes up, so does the other

Question 4

negative correlation

Answer 4

as one variable goes down, the other goes up

Question 5

within person experiment

Answer 5

person has a series of things happen that fall into two categories, while measuring the same thing each time

Question 6

within subject issues

Answer 6

• doesn’t always make sense to do

Question 7

between subjects experiment

Answer 7

people are randomly assigned to one of two groups. One thing differs between the groups and everything else stays the same.

Question 8

qualitative research

Answer 8

something is analysed (a person, a group, a series of songs, a conversation) in depth. The responses are analysed for themes and possibly differences are noted across different groupings